Vol. 90 Issue 53 December 8, 2011 CSUF Parking Woes effect Fullerton Residents Spark of love Looking for something to do during the Watch the holiday break? Why not give back to the Daily Titan community. There are several volunteer opportunities within Orange County. News in 3 The OC Toy Collaborative is one. Get up- Scan to view ONLINE Scan to view EXCLUSIVES to-date dailytitan.com/ dailytitan.com/ coverage on sparkoflovef11 dtn312811 top campus news stories. dailytitan.com The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Renovating ROSS WATTERS {debates Daily Titan Heritage and culture–these are values the people on Fourth Street in Santa Ana pride themselves on. From restaurants, to shops, to art centers, to open marketplaces where different fruits and vegetables are sold, it is embedded with authentic Latino culture. However, many are looking to renovate this area and bring in new stores to pick up struggling businesses and “clean up the area.” Fourth Street in Santa Ana has been the hub of Latino business and culture for decades. Here most business signs are in Spanish. They sell authentic clothing, food and art that represent Latino culture. But with pressure from the economy to bring the imminent threat of “gentrification,” many long time Latino businesses are be- ing forced out. See GENT, page 2 WILLIAM CAMARGO / Daily Titan Canchola is driven to succeed Holidays welcome SUSANA COBO back NBA season Daily Titan PATRICK CORBET economics and labor law to a much Don’t smile. Daily Titan larger degree than your average Cal She laughs and questions, “How State Fullerton student. Why talk can anyone take a picture without Thank goodness that’s over. about BRI and the luxury tax when smiling?” When the NBA and its players we can talk about Kobe Bryant and Her desk is covered with photos skipped their Black Friday shop- Blake Griffin? of family and friends. Post-It notes ping to hammer out a new Collec- Southern California will always expressing love, kindness and humor tive Bargaining Agreement, they be Laker territory, but the Clip- from loved ones and professionals shared many of the same sentiments pers, led by Griffin, their 22-year- stick above her desk. Titan pride stick- as the bustling shoppers outside old star, are making a run not only ers and fliers, pinned, are included in New York City who passed by the at relevance, but prominence as her collage. law firm where it all went down. well. Rumors have them making a She wears a white top with ruffles Get ready for Christmas. push for New Orleans point guard running vertically down the front I’m not going to bore you with Chris Paul. center, tucked into a gray pencil skirt, the details of the agreement, which topped off with a light purple cardi- have been picked apart and ana- See NBA, page 8 gan accenting the combination. Her lyzed by those who understand shoulder-length, dark-brown hair, pulled back, accentuates her eyes, at- tracting eye contact from passers-by. With a vanilla latte in her hand, you Students share their think she’s a typical student walking plans for winter pass you on her way to class and, like break most students, you think she doesn’t know what Associated Students Inc. is all about. But Ya-Ya, a nickname derived Daily Titan from the difficulty of pronouncing her MARK SAMALA / name by little brother Kevin Cancho- Aissa Canchola balances her heavy involvement in ASI, an internship, five classes and her position as chair of California State Student Association. When she graduates, she wants to start a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. la, is better known as Aissa Canchola, 22, chair of ASI Board of Directors. of the College of Social Science and vice president of finance. she added. With a double major in political sci- Humanities, not to mention a senator But Canchola needed to build Canchola was handed down the ence and American studies and a mi- on the Academic Senate. a backbone. She had fears of being “drive” from the fact that she is the nor in sociology, Canchola’s fifth year “She always has determination and walked over in the politics of the real first to attend college in her family, at Cal State Fullerton encompasses an drive, always asked why and how can world. her curiosity, her roots, her mother The Daily Titan Scan to view internship at the Office of Govern- we do things better,” said Jaqueline Va- “I’m most afraid of getting in there and most respectfully, her father. ONLINE went out to the EXCLUSIVES campus to see what ment Relations, five classes and ASI lencia, 22, her best friend. and being torn to shreds,” Canchola When her father died, Canchola be- dailytitan.com/winter- some of the CSUF breakf11 meetings. As if these responsibilities Driven. This is Canchola. said. “And even experiencing politics came self-aware from soul searching students will be weren’t enough, her position requires “Her personality and drive make on a small level on campus, you need and inner exploration. doing once finals are her to be so involved that she is also ASI run at a different level and that to have a backbone. over winter break the chair of California State Student makes everyone else want to push “I used to sit in the corner and cry, See AISSA, page 4 is here. Association and the ASI representative yourself,” said Matt Badal, 20, ASI and that’s something you can’t do,” Contact Us at [email protected] dailytitan.com December 8, 2011 2 NEWS Anti-theft techniques get high-tech GENT: Residents split over future changes in Santa Ana Bicycles with GPS tracking devices will be placed around campus next semester by University Police in order to catch bicycle thieves in the act, track the movements of stolen bikes and prevent future thefts ...Continued from page 1 LUKE CHERNEY “At a minimum, their mode Daily Titan of transportation is going to Gentrification occurs when large companies and fran- chises buy and renovate houses and stores in an urban be changed until they get a neighborhood, raising property values but often displac- The University Police are step- replacement, which costs money,” ing low-income families and small independent busi- ping up to prevent bike thefts at Brockie said. “So that’s why we’ve nesses. Cal State Fullerton. made it a priority.” This is exactly what the Santa Ana City Council is They hope to implement a bait- Some students said it was good pushing for and what small Latino businesses are afraid bike program in the spring to de- the police were increasing efforts will end their businesses and their strong Latino heritage ter thieves stealing from students. to prevent bike thefts, but added on Fourth Street. The program will employ a GPS it was important bike riders take Fiesta Marketplace is a staple on Fourth Street. It is unit-equipped bike as a sting bike. personal responsibility for locking the largest Hispanic marketplace in Orange County. It CSUF campus police officer Lt. up their bikes. has since been relabeled “East End” to appeal to trendier John Brockie said the GPS system “Some people pay a lot of mon- consumers and to attract those from outside Santa Ana’s realms. is the best the police have. ey for those bikes,” said Kira Salter, “It is estimated that over 1.5 a radio-TV-film major. “I have a million bicycles are stolen every lot of friends that have had their We just want to make our community year,” according to the national bikes stolen; sometimes it’s their nicer and more appealing. Maybe bike registry. “Nowhere is bicycle fault for not locking it up properly. more lights, restrooms and facilities that we theft a bigger problem than on I had a friend that paid $1,000 for don’t have now. college campuses; over half of the his bike, fixing it up, and it just got property crime in the University stolen because he didn’t lock it up Fernando Garcia of California involves the theft of correctly.” Santa Ana Resident bicycles.” Mike Newton said the key to For many students, bikes are keeping your bike was personal se- In an article from The New York Times, Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante said, “I don’t want to go their primary means of transporta- curity. someplace else to buy my suits. There should be options tion. “I carry a fat chain with me; I’ve for everybody here. The city is not changing ethnically, it’s “We understand that to stu- already had two or three bikes sto- changing socioeconomically.” dents, that’s their primary mode of len,” said Newton, a first-year his- Many feel it is third and fourth-generation Latinos who transportation,” said Brockie. “It’s tory and religious studies double don’t have as much respect for the history and culture of a pretty serious crime, even if it’s a major. “The biggest chain you can Fourth Street and believe they are the ones pushing for $100 bike, which is a misdemean- find, that’s usually the way to go. redevelopment and to make Fourth Street upscale. or, it’s still $100.” Carry it around with you every- But Fernando Garcia, 28, a longtime resident of Santa Officials from University -Po where you go,” he said as he lugged Ana, states it isn’t true. lice have been working on this a 10-to-15 pound chain out of his “We just want to make our community nicer and more program, according a Daily Titan bag.